M120DR413 Artistic research

Contents and structure

This is module 4 of the Master's Degree in Drama Pedagogy and Applied Theatre. The module is closely linked to module 3 and it constitutes a starting point for module 5. The module comprises research methods used in drama pedagogy and applied theatre, including drama and theatre work carried out as artistic research.

The module encompasses a project in which the students implement their own artistic research. The finishing of this project is an artistic product: a theatre performance, a TIE-programme, or a process drama structure, combined with a reflection on both the process and the product. The module combines practical drama/theatre work with theoretical reflection on the explorations carried out through the chosen dramatic approaches.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

After completion of the module, the student has acquired knowledge about:

• Central terminologies, methods, and methodologies within arts-based research and artistic research approaches
• Relevant arts-based/artistic research projects, research articles and exemplary research within the field of drama pedagogy and applied theatre
• Participatory research methods and knowledge production
• Drama pedagogy and applied theatre as research methods.

Skills

After completion of the module, the student can:

• Apply artistic processes in research
• Analyse artistic processes, artistic expressions and make use of subject specific research terminologies and texts related to arts-based/artistic research (composition, argumentation, context and method)
• Formulate research questions and project description relevant for the master programme in drama pedagogy and applied theatre.

General Competence

The student can

• Convey relevant arts-based/artistic research projects in Norway and internationally
• Analyse and communicate his/her independent research & development arts-projects
• Develop a design for an artistic research project within the field of drama pedagogy and applied theatre.